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Razor bumps can now get you kicked out of the marines. Black men will likely suffer the most
(www.the-independent.com)
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You'd think we'd have the technology to invent a shaving device that made faces mask-ready
You'd think we'd have masks that don't completely fail to do their job because you have .002 femtometers of hair sticking out of your face.
Maybe I should be a mask designer.
Fun fact, we have!
This is racist horseshit and refusal to equip soldiers properly. Or more accurately, Marines who I’d wish were a little more vocal about the blatant fascism these days
I don't see anywhere where it says to be compatible with a beard. Also, it says it protects from sandblasting and asbestos. Tear gas and the like are a very diffefent beast and get through smaller openings.
I'm just here trying to figure out how many hours does it take to grow your beard before you lose seal. Do you need to stop combat to shave every 12h? 6h? 1h? I need to know!
Even if we did... getting and keeping whatever that device would be functional on a battlefield is a whole different ball-game...
War sucks...
Edit: The easiest answer is a standard razor blade. It's easy, simple, and light (and reuseable if needed... as much as they're not really supposed to be). But that's what causes problems.
The easiest answer for white guys with no razor burn.
Or we could invent SCBA and full face masks and stop pretending this was ever about NBC
The m50 is a full face mask....
Clearly we need a full body mask, no need to seal against skin. Or even a full head mask that you tighten around your neck...